30 Stunning HDR Photos by Trey Ratcliff

HDR photography or High Dynamic Range photography is an amazing technique of taking pictures that would not have been possible before it came into existence. HDR photos are actually 3 or more photographs of the same subject taken at different exposure levels and then merged into one photograph. The source photographs are usually taken at +2, 0 and -2 exposure levels. Though it entirely depends on the photographer. When 3 or more photographs having different exposure levels are merged into one, an HDR photo is formed which has great details over the original photos.

A lot can be and has been said about how-to and how not to take HDR photographs. However we believe in learning by example. We have collected 30 HDR photographs taken all around the world by one of the expert travel and HDR photographer, Trey Ratcliff. If you are into HDR photography, chances are you have come across his Flickr profile or his Blog – StuckInCustoms. Trey Ratcliff is a very famous photographer, especially in the Travel and HDR Photography niche.

Here are some of the very best HDR photos available today. Most of these photographs have over 50K views on Flickr and SmugMug with a few even going upto 500K.

The Airy Doom of the Duomo in Milan, Lombardy

Hong Kong from the peak on a summer’s night. This is a 5-exposure HDR shot taken at 100 ISO.

Times Square at Dusk (New York City).

Fourth on Lake Austin in Greenshores, Texas.

Secret Treasures of Beijing. Photo taken in China.

Ghost in the Cathedral in Kiev Oblast, UA.

The Mean Streets of Tokyo, Japan.

Another Summer Day in Paris.

Buddhist Temple in Bangkok, Thailand.

Bustling Beijing, China.

Driving into the Andes, Argentina.

A Small Carousel in France.

Where the Impressionists Haunted the Streets, Nothern Paris.

Farewell Holland

This is Nathaniel. Photo taken in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Farewell India – The Taj Mahal in Agra.

The Treetop Temple Protects Kyoto. Photo taken in Japan.

Disney World, Florida.

Deep in the South of New Zealand.

Five Minutes of Light in Houston

“The Place” in Beijing, China.

The Magic of Disney. Photo taken in Orange County, Florida

A soft summer night in the marsh in Yellowstone, Montana.

Auckland Harbor in New Zealand.

Morning Mist at the Lagoon in Vancouver, Canada.

An Afternoon in the City. Photo taken in Chicago, Illinois.

U-Turns in Seoul, South Korea.

A Snowy Night at the Kiev Opera House in Kiev Oblast, UA.

Ancient Feng Huang Cheng in China.

The Veins of Bangkok.

If you like these HDR photographs by Trey Ratcliff, you might also want to check his extensive tutorial on HDR Photography. Trey Ratcliff goes by the username of StuckInCustoms on most of the photo sharing sites. He is also on twitter and his handle there is @TreyRatcliff. If you come across more of his stunning HDR photos, drop a comment below or use the contact link at the top of every page and we will add the photo to this showcase.